Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 08/13/2002
Filed Date: 08/18/2003
Most Recent Update: 09/25/2003
Determination Date: 09/25/2003
Expiration Date: 09/25/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,575
VOLEX, INCORPORATED
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF ACCUFORCE, MANPOWER AND FOOTHILLS
CONOVER, NORTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 18, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Volex, Inc., including
leased workers of AccuForce, ManPower and Foothills, Conover, North
Carolina. The workers produced cable assemblies.
The investigation revealed the company is in the process of
shifting production from the subject facility to Mexico. Layoffs of
workers are imminent as a result of this shift in production.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of the workers at the firm are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Volex, Inc., including leased workers of
AccuForce, ManPower and Foothills, Conover, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 13, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 25th day of September 2003
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance